APRIL 4, 2013
*Call to order 7:30 PM. By President
Officers present
Patrick Stelte President
Earnie Williamson Treasurer
Steve Pequignot Touring
Phil Snider Off-Road
Kathy Boling Newsletter
Greg Duncan Membership
Tim Claypool Secretary
Officers absent
Donna Nelson Publicity
Jerry Witham Racing

*Reading of minutes for meeting of 3/7/13.
Motion to approve Kathy, second Earnie.

*Treasurer report.
Kathy did an inventory of the jerseys and bin’s reporting to Earnie the proper balance of items. Difference in cost is due to shipping and price to members is less than cost to club. Earnie reported on changes to our insurance when the present policy expires. Policy cost will increase. Earnie is working with the agent for the best coverage and cost for the club.

*Touring as reported by Steve. Have ride leaders for most of the week day/end rides. Steve has tours for all skill levels from beginner to advance in place. Looking for leaders for a breakfast ride and help with the welcome rides. Steve reported rides for every day of the week but Monday.

*Racing as reported by Patrick. Race rides/training is on Tuesday night.

*Off Road as reported by Phil. Franke trail maintenance continues. Plan to install marker post on the west loop and clean trail.

*Publicity as reported by Donna thru Patrick. May Madness & Indiana Tandem Rally
poster created, printed and distributed. Information to Journal Gazette and Visit Fort Wayne. Was contacted by Senior Living for an article on senior (age 50 to 65) cyclist living the active life. Mike Heyes to be interviewed. Working with Massage Envy for interest in supporting club rides. Next project is Three Rivers Festival tour.

*Newsletter as reported by Kathy. Kathy thanked all contributors for getting information to her by the 18th of each month so newsletters are out in a timely manner. Up dated the membership brochure. As reported above updated jersey and bin inventory. The G.R.O. weekday group will now join the weekend rides. Anyone welcome to join the group with the goal of teaching group/pace riding and proper group riding skills.

*Membership as reported by Greg. Total of 166 paid memberships. 112 single members and 54 families for a total of 220 members.

*Web master as reported by Mike thru Patrick. Updated all schedules, contact list of officers, menus to include touring and racing schedules. Changed the 3RVS Facebook page banner image. Investigating process to scan all old printed newsletters for viewing on website. Updated Greenway page to show Fort Wayne trails website.

*Additional Items of Interest.
-Kathy reported May Madness volunteers have been meeting to confirm plans are in place.

-Fort 4 Fitness would like 3RVS club information as well as ride information to include in the event packet handout. The event is expecting 2000 riders this year.

-Phil reported on the Nitro display. The portable pump display will be used at events to demonstrate off road skills. The Nitro group will build 3 displays with the 3RVS logo as advertising for the club. Patrick made a motion to fund the building of the displays with Earnie second. Motion passed.

-Trek the Trails Sponsorship. Discussion with the many levels of sponsorship and the involvement of club. Patrick made a motion to donate at the “Mid-level” with Phil second. Motion passed.

-Huntington Bike challenge was discussed. The vote in 2012 was not to support the event in 2013. With renewed interest by the touring group Earnie will check with the event leader to see how we can remain involved and enter the touring group as competitors. Due to time shortage this discussion will continue at the next meeting.

-Meeting Adjourned 9:10.

Prepared by Secretary Officer Tim Claypool

THREE RIVERS VELO SPORT CLIUB MEETING

MARCH 7, 2013

*Call to order 7:30 PM. By President
Officers present
Patrick Stelte President
Earnie Williamson Treasurer
Phil Snider Off-Road
Kathy Boling Newsletter
Tim Claypool Secretary
Officers absent
Steve Pequignot Touring
Donna Nelson Publicity
Empty seat Racing
Greg Duncan Membership
Mike Heyes Web Master

*Reading of minutes for meeting of 2/7/13. Patrick noted the additions/corrections from Mike and Web improvements.
Motion to approve Phil, second Patrick.

*Treasurer report.
Kathy noticed on the treasurer 2012 expense report from last meeting did not include the church expense for meetings. Earnie checked and affirmed the oversight. The club is now paid in full.

*A discussion came up on the fact the July meeting day would fall on the 4th this year. Officers will consider a July meeting day and will post when decided.

*Touring No report. However Patrick did remind members present of the April 7th opening day ride.

*Racing Jerry Witham was nominated by Patrick with Earnie seconded for the clubs new racing director. Club officers and members are looking forward to working with Jerry in his new role. Thank you Jerry.

*Off Road report By Phil. Off road has had 4 to 5 weekend riders with the ever changing weather. We have done some riding and trail maintenance at Franke Park. In the wet spots created drainage and provided rock garden effect using wire mesh and rocks. Installed 5 new trail markers. Since the 2012 June storm the off roaders have cleared 30 to 40 trees from the trail.

*Publicity reported by Patrick & Kathy. Donna is working on the May Madness posters.

*Newsletter reported by Kathy. We had 24 newsletters non-deliverable due to improper e-mail addresses. The information from the membership form was not readable or un-clear. Kathy was able to find and or contact the members to obtain the proper address. Kathy has up-dated the membership information.
Newsletter information needs to be in to the officer before the 18th of each month for publication of the 22nd. Kathy is sending thank you letters to new members at the time of sign-up. Kathy is up-dating the membership list for the bike shop sponsors that provide discounts to club members.

*Membership reported by Patrick & Kathy. Membership numbers were discussed and a clarification and confirmation was reached per minutes from the June 2012 meeting. The agreement reads as follows: Ssingle memberships would be counted as 1 each. Family memberships would be counted as 2 each. Family memberships are at a minimum of 2 but could be many with dependents. In fairness to the officer in charge the decision was to count family membership as 2 each.
E-mail to officers from Greg reported counts of 101 single and 48 family memberships.
Membership total is 197.

*Webmaster reported by Patrick. Mike has been up-grading the web site and will provide full details later.

*Items of interest.
*May Madness committee have met and is being led by Kathy. The 4 members are Sara, Jane, Linda, and Susan. Plans are well underway for this event. The brochure is ready to be included in the April newsletter.

*Ride of Silence will be May 15th at 7:00pm. This will be a club ride and lead by P.J. Other sponsors include League of American Bicyclist and Bicycle Indiana. Club members are encouraged to wear their club jerseys to show the clubs support of this event.

*Anne Ellis reported on the “Bike Summit” being presented by Bicycle Indiana.
*Anne and P.J. Thuringer are in the process of forming a bicycle advocacy group in the Fort Wayne area. The “Bike Friendly Fort Wayne” is making great strides in moving forward.
The mission is to aide in bicycle issues in and around the city as well as education for both riders and motorist.

*Anne reported on the energy audit information included in home utility bills. The audit is free and painless. You can also direct funding to Bicycle Indiana as part of your audit.
*3RVS has been asked to assist with the Fort 4 Fitness ride again this year. The role of the club will be aiding the slower riders. Steve and Kathy are on the committee. The tour route will be a little different from last years. 3RVS will also be involved with the racing event.

*Different aspects were discussed to provide presentations for club members to attend. Ideas were health screening, bike fitting, advocacy presentation, and proper stretching before you ride.

*Phil presented an idea for a “Nitro” ramp for skilled off roaders. This would be a portable unit. Due to the lack of time this item will have further discussion at the April meeting.

Meeting adjourned.

Prepared By Tim Claypool

The Wednesday Saturn Ride will be coming to an end on October 10th.  The sun is getting close to the horizon at the end of the ride and for safety reasons there are two weeks left.  So, these two weeks are your last chance to ride Saturn Church until April of next year.

The monthly meeting of 3RVS will be Thursday, September 6th at 7:30pm at First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St.  All are welcome to attend.

1.  Call to Order

2.  Officers Reports:   

   Secretary - Don Stump (approval of minutes)
   Treasurer - Earnie Williamson
   Touring - Steve Pequignot
   Racing - Shane Mills
   Off-Road - Phil Snider
   Publicity - Donna Nelson
   Newsletter - Kathy Boling
   Webmaster - Mike Heyes
   Membership - Greg Duncan

3.  Additional Items of Interest:

- Century Tours Wrap-up

4.  Good of the Order

5.  Adjournment

Thursday, August 2nd, 3RVS will hold its monthly club meeting at 7:30pm, First Wayne Street United Methodist Church, 300 E. Wayne St.  All are welcome to attend.

1.  Call to Order

2.  Officers Reports:   

   Secretary - Don Stump (approval of minutes)
   Treasurer - Earnie Williamson
   Touring - Steve Pequignot (Huntington Challenge)
   Racing - Shane Mills
   Off-Road - Phil Snider
   Publicity - Donna Nelson
   Newsletter - Kathy Boling
   Webmaster - Mike Heyes
   Membership - Greg Duncan

3.  Additional Items of Interest:

- Festival Tour Wrap-up
- Labor Day Century Tour
- 3RVS accessories

4.  Good of the Order

5.  Adjournment

The first Wednesday night ride from Saturn Church (replacing the Arcola ride) was lightly attended.  800S is in good condition and smoother than it has been for years.  All are welcome to attend the weekly ride from Saturn.  The pace is 18+ on the way out and 20+ on the return.

If you are having problems locating the Church, here is a Google map link:
http://maps.google.com/maps?jsid=1&hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Saturn+Christian+Church&fb=1&cid=0,0,15597136934816775437&near=Columbia+City,+IN&sa=X&ei=Lj3_T5OsB8mB0QHx-Pz1Bg&ved=0CAMQkwMwAQ

If anyone rides 800S in the next two weeks, please post an update on the conditions.  I think the stone will be safe to ride by July 11th.

Thursday's meeting will be interesting with a summary of May's events and a proposal for a new ride for "around town" riders.  All are invited to attend.